SOLUTION: Children climb 8 ft to get to the top of a slide. The end of the slide is 1 ft above the ground and the silide rises at a 45 degree angle. If the slide makes a straight line from t

Question 1077436: Children climb 8 ft to get to the top of a slide. The end of the slide is 1 ft above the ground and the silide rises at a 45 degree angle. If the slide makes a straight line from the top to the bottom, how far does a child travel diwn the slide? Round to the nearest foot.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s, length of the slide

9.90 feet
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